Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

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From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

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From this reading THE COUNSEL [Footnote: counsel, advice.] OF ATHENE [Footnote: A-the'-ne.]

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading THE COUNSEL [Footnote: counsel, advice.] OF ATHENE [Footnote: A-the'-ne.]

anew

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva

From this reading THE COUNSEL [Footnote: counsel, advice.] OF ATHENE [Footnote: A-the'-ne.]

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading THE COUNSEL [Footnote: counsel, advice.] OF ATHENE [Footnote: A-the'-ne.]

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

in or to another place

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading THE COUNSEL [Footnote: counsel, advice.] OF ATHENE [Footnote: A-the'-ne.]

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

set up or found

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

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From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading THE COUNSEL [Footnote: counsel, advice.] OF ATHENE [Footnote: A-the'-ne.]

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE COUNSEL [Footnote: counsel, advice.] OF ATHENE [Footnote: A-the'-ne.]

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

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From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

cut with a saw

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

try to get or reach

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

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From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

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From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

people who have been slain (as in battle)

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

not in physical motion

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE COUNSEL [Footnote: counsel, advice.] OF ATHENE [Footnote: A-the'-ne.]

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

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From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

at the time that

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

which person or people

From this reading When the great city of Troy had been taken, all the chiefs who had fought against it set sail for their homes.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading For one was shipwrecked, and another was shamefully slain by his false wife in his palace, and others found all things at home troubled and changed, and were driven to seek new dwellings elsewhere; and some were driven far and wide about the world before they saw their native land again.

intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

From this reading But there was wrath in heaven against them, so that they did not find a safe and happy return.

a late time of life

From this reading Of all, the wise Ulysses [Footnote: U-lys'-ses.] was he that wandered farthest and suffered most, for when ten years had well-nigh passed, he was still far away from Ithaca [Footnote: Ith'-a-ca.], his kingdom.